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A lot of our issues revolve around procurement. Why did whitehouse.gov cost 12 Million dollars when BarackObama cost $1.2? Procurement.

That's a simplistic analysis. whitehouse.gov went online at a time when everything Internet-related was a lot more expensive.



Procurement is also a factor in standardization. If you're not Microsoft or Oracle, your best bet is a standards-compliant product.


The present whitehouse.gov contract was signed in 2008, on November 4th. Recovery.gov went on in 2009. A new whitehouse.gov will likely get purchased in 2012 when the 2008 contract expires. It will likely cost more than 12 million.




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